Some of you may have noticed a new site navigation experience on LinkedIn.  We are in the process of testing a new design.  During this testing phase, some users will see the new design, while others will not.

What’s New

1. A global navigation bar at the top of the page that provides convenient access to all LinkedIn services.


2. Simplified local navigation within each of the LinkedIn areas (Profile, Contacts, Groups, etc.).


3. More room available for page content. Less scrolling.


4. A cleaner, less-cluttered look.

An easier way to navigate and find information on LinkedIn

We began the redesign effort several months ago by analyzing how people use LinkedIn.  We looked at what features people use the most and pored over several years of data from usability research on the site. Armed with this information we began doing design explorations of how to better organize LinkedIn features, and make them more convenient to find and use.

We factored into this effort additional features we knew were coming. We narrowed down the designs to a few candidates we felt were strong contende